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    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | June 7, 2021

    Six Novels to Immerse Yourself in the Vibes of the Past

    Six Novels to Immerse Yourself in the Vibes of the Past

    From historical fiction to contemporary noir, books that capture the essence of history.

    By Nekesa Afia | June 7, 2021

    The Unjustly Forgotten Crime Novels of John Sanford, Midcentury America's Radical Jewish Conscience

    The Unjustly Forgotten Crime Novels of John Sanford, Midcentury America's Radical Jewish Conscience

    He was a lawyer, a novelist, a committed Communist, a progenitor of rural noir, and a blacklisted screenwriter. Through it all, John Sanford kept on reinventing himself.

    By Jack Mearns | June 5, 2021

    The Most Daring POW Escape in History Began with the Construction of a Ouija Board

    The Most Daring POW Escape in History Began with the Construction of a Ouija Board

    In Margalit Fox's new book, she tells the story of Harry Jones and Cedric Hill, who used spiritualism to cast a spell over their captors.

    By Margalit Fox | June 4, 2021

    The Art of Balancing Multiple Mystery Series

    The Art of Balancing Multiple Mystery Series

    J.A. Jance moves from one long-running series to another, and it turns out the characters sometimes have minds of their own.

    By J.A. Jance | June 4, 2021

    What Do Mystery Writers and Therapists Have in Common?

    What Do Mystery Writers and Therapists Have in Common?

    Therapists, like detectives, piece together clues and information in order to solve the mystery: that of a client's own dilemmas.

    By Philippa East | June 4, 2021

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    Why Yarn Lovers Are Good Mystery Solvers

    By Allie Pleiter | June 4, 2021

    City on the Edge

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 4, 2021

    Whatever Happened to Elise De Viane? On The Mystery Woman in Dashiell Hammett’s 1931 Sexual Assault Case

    By Curtis Evans | June 3, 2021

    The Literature of the Con: Great Books About Grifters and Swindlers

    The Literature of the Con: Great Books About Grifters and Swindlers

    Rahul Raina celebrates the classics of hustler noir.

    By Rahul Raina | June 3, 2021

    A Translator Considers the Joys of Crime Fiction

    A Translator Considers the Joys of Crime Fiction

    On the intense excitement of translating a mystery, line by line.

    By Michael Meigs | June 3, 2021

    Finding Inspiration for Speculative Fiction in the History of Reproduction

    Finding Inspiration for Speculative Fiction in the History of Reproduction

    On self-conception, virgin birth, and deep male anxieties.

    By Sara Flannery Murphy | June 3, 2021

    What Makes The Dark Side of Self-Help So Fascinating?

    What Makes The Dark Side of Self-Help So Fascinating?

    "I’m fairly certain that, if I was a sociopath and driven enough, I could build a little cult of my own."

    By C. L. Taylor | June 3, 2021

    Six Great Literary Thrillers About Espionage, Spies, and Double Agents

    Six Great Literary Thrillers About Espionage, Spies, and Double Agents

    Finding great fiction in the moral ambiguity of the spy.

    By Rebecca Starford | June 2, 2021

    10 New Novels You Should Read This Month

    10 New Novels You Should Read This Month

    June's Best New Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers

    By CrimeReads | June 2, 2021

    An Ode to Characters Who Just Keep Fighting

    An Ode to Characters Who Just Keep Fighting

    A new wave of psychological thrillers features women who never, ever give up.

    By R.H. Herron | June 2, 2021

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